Good question, PM. In the long run, I don't know. I have always believed it was God's will for us to be together in the committed relationship we shared. It's always possible His will is something else, and that will take some discernment.

I do know it's not God's will for her to be caught up in this affair, because that's never His will. But that's not my issue... it's hers. And even when we find ourselves in the worst circumstances of our own choosing, it's always God's will for us to grow and become better people for it. I've been reading The Imitation of Christ again, and it reminds me that suffering works to our good if we let it. So that's where I am right now in all of this, in terms of His will.


Me: 46 Her: 41
M: 5.5 yrs / S: 20, 18
3/26 W and I meet OW
BD: 5/2/2015, she takes off ring
W goes to stay with OW 6/26
NC: 9/5 Both moved out: 10/16
I take off my ring and feel... healed: 10/19